Where does “aspier” come from?
aspier (Cornish) comes from Cornish er, from Middle Cornish er, from Middle English eir, from Anglo-Norman heir, from Latin hērēs, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁ro-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁- — to go, to walk.
aspier (Cornish): observer, scout, spy
Definitions
- observer, scout, spy
Ancestry of “aspier”, step by step
aspier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Cornish er
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | er | eagle; heir; Soft mutation of ger |
| 2 | Middle Cornish | er | — |
| 3 | Middle English | eir | — |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | heir | — |
| 5 | Latin | hērēs | heir, heiress |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰeh₁ro- | derelict; an abandoned or forsaken person |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰeh₁- | to go, to walk |
via Cornish aspia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | aspia | to observe, scout |
| 2 | Middle English | espien | to espy |
| 3 | Old French | espier | to watch |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | spiare | present active infinitive of *spiō |
| 5 | Frankish | spehōn | to spy, watch; to peer, to look, to spy |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | spehōną | to peer, look, spy |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |